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If lawmakers don't give a damn, why should we? (Is this statement seditious?)
Taman Tun, 31 March:Read about the pregnant Australian woman who was sentenced to 10 months jail by a Singapore court for sedition last week? Here's the story:Bangkok: An Australian woman who is eight...
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March 31, 2016• MEDIA RELEASENOTE TO EDITORTun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad has resigned as Chairman of Proton Holdings, effective March 30, 2016.A letter of resignation has been sent to Group Managing...
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Proton after Mahathir (Will Nazir quit, too, now?)
Puchong, 1 April 2016: Mahathir quits, WSJ admits mistake by BujaiBujai is a seasoned journo, so mashing the two big stories of the day into one is kind of routine for him. Makes good reading. But...
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For clean slate, BNM governor Zeti will have to ask Jay to leave
Global icon is how Nazir describes Zeti Bangsar, 4 April:People tell me that Nazir Razak, the Prime Minister's vocal youngest brother, should resign from the bank now that he's been "caught" having...
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What was 1MDB's crime, again?
The much-awaited PAC reportBangsar, 7 AprilLast week, 1MDB's boss Arul Kanda announced that "my work is done here". That, apparently, was the signal for the Board of Directors of the most maligned...
View ArticleSwitch off the political rhetorics already, YB Pua
1MDB tells Tony Pua that you can’t be '80% pregnant'By Supriya Surendran / theedgemarkets.com | April 8, 2016 : 8:35 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has hit back at...
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The Apanama Papers
Pic courtesy of Malaysia TodayBangsar, 12 April 2016 I agree with those who say we shouldn't pay too much heed to the so-called Panama Papers. Like Wikileaks, the problem with the Panama Papers is that...
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Why Tony Pua dislikes Arul (and why Rafizi Ramli is jealous)
Updated, 14 April:The NST front page todayOriginal ArticlePuchong, 13 AprilThe bipartisan PAC has completed its probe into 1MDB. It found no wrongdoing. It discovered no crime. What it found after over...
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Tony Pua will dislike Arul even more
I wrote two days ago Why Tony Pua dislikes Arul. Well, maybe dislike is a mild word. The guy hates Arul's guts and I don't blame him. Politicians tend to think that they can have anyone for lunch. But...
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When Nazir Razak goes on leave ...
Puchong, 19 April: I like the way the Transparency International Malaysia positioned itself following Nazir Razak's decision to go on leave to allow investigation into a three-year old US$7 million...
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3,954 duped by the propaganda against Tabung Haji
Read more h e r eBangsar, 19 April: Ever since the anonymous blog Benchmark cried "bailout!" at Tabung Haji's purchase of a piece of TRX land from 1MDB back in May last year, 3,954 depositors have...
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AG Apandi Ali and Press Freedom
pic by FMTKL, 27 April 2016: At his luncheon talk with editors and media practitioners at the Royale Chulan yesterday, the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Apandi Ali, threw his audience two questions: 1....
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AG Apandi Ali and Press Freedom Part 2 [the WSJ's robust misreporting on...
The WSJ misses by a mile but "we stand by our story"KL, 29 April: In my previous posting h e r e, I wrote about the Attorney-General's two questions and promised I would continue with my notes on his...
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Strange, now the critics are suing!
Bangsar, 4 May: I say good luck to the PM's press secretary Tengku Sarifuddin Tengku Ahmad, a former colleague of mine at the New Straits Times in the 80s. He is being sued for defamation by Mukhriz,...
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The possible fallout from depriving Dr M of his police outriders
Puchong, 6 May 2016: What fallout, you ask? What fallout, indeed? Instead of being so defensive over his decision to withdraw the police outriders he had been according to the ex-PM (and entertaining...
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Landslide in Sarawak
Kuala Lumpur, 7 May 2016: It rained so heavily here in the Klang Valley this afternoon but in Sarawak we witnessed a landslide at the State's 11th election [see results]. The Singapore Straits Times...
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Ah, Aziz Hassan writes!
Mid-Week Notes, a new column!TTDI, 11 May 2016: Aziz Hassan, 63, is as temperamental and tough as seasoned journalists come. He's been at it for four decades now and, the last I checked (which was last...
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Encik Banker from Rio days, Templeton's Mabius and why 1MDB is not working...
TTDI, 12 May: Had a drink last night with a banker whom I met in Rio during the World Cup. Not one as privileged as Nazir Razak (oh, we did speak about him fleetingly) but as frank and honest, if not...
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How Mahathir is helping Najib (and Anwar's warning from prison)
Anwar fears for his PKR comradesBangsar Village, 17 May: "I believe Tun is trying to help Najib out. They are in this together." When Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad started his brutal offensive against Prime...
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